BACHELORETTE RECIPES   Here are some great Bachelorette party recipes for those of you who want to bring some snacks to the party or have access to a kitchen during the festivities and want to bake with the girls.  Either way, you will make everyone’s day with these goodies!   A great bachelorette party gift about cooking is called "Bedroom Desserts" which you can find here!   Recipe of the Month: We have a new partner DJ Chef who will be offering a delicious bachelorette party recipes to make your Last Night Out a success with great tasting food!

DJ Chef's Orange-Ginger Glazed Shrimp

6 Shrimp, peeled & devined
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1 cup Orange Marmalade
2 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
2 shots of Orange Liqueur
½ cup julienned Water chestnuts
¼ cup Chopped Chives
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Heat a sauté pan on medium flame. Add canola oil. Sauté shrimp until cooked though. Add Marmalade, Cayenne & Liqueur and cook down to a nice consistency. Add water chestnuts & chive. Salt & pepper to taste.. Presentation: Served in cabbage cup (leaf) and spill out on to plate. Garnish with red pepper & mandarin oranges - boo-ya!

Bachelorette Smoothies

A great recipe for the summer months are bachelorette party smoothies that are very easy and refreshing to make during the wedding season!

1 part non-fat yogurt (favorite flavor)
1 part orange juice

Mix in a blender with ice and add your favorite other fruits and juices! Mix with a little champagne if you have a sober driver or limousine and you are ready to go!

 Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

               2 cup Butter

               2 cup Sugar

               2 cup Brown sugar

               2 tsp Soda

               4 Eggs

               2 tsp Vanilla

               24 oz Chocolate chips

               4 cup Flour

               1 tsp Salt

               1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)

               5 cup Blended oatmeal (blend in a blender if not a fine powder)

               2 tsp Baking powder

               3 cup Chopped nuts (optional)

First, cream the butter and both sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts.  Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.  Makes around 110 cookies.

 Hershey's Syrup Brownies

               1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

               1 cup sugar

               1 1/2 cups (16-ounce can) Hershey's Syrup

               4 eggs

               1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

               1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Heat oven to 35O F.  Grease a rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. In large mixer bowl cream butter and sugar. Add syrup eggs and flour. Beat well. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or just until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan. Cut into squares. Makes around 36 brownies.

 Chinese Chicken Salad

               1 bag broccoli slaw (found in the produce department) &/or your favorite lettuce.

               5 green onions, chopped

               1 full size carrot diced into fine shreds

               1 cup sunflower kernels (optional)

               2 cups of sliced grilled chicken

               1 cup toasted almonds (optional)

               2 packages chicken-flavored Ramen noodles, crushed

               1/2 cup oil

               1/3 cup sugar

               1/4 cup white vinegar

               2 seasoning packets from the Ramen noodles

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Mix oil, sugar, vinegar and seasoning packets. Dressing can be boiled for smoother consistency.  Refrigerate dressing and toss with salad right before serving.

Cream Cheese Balls

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup cooked ham, finely chopped
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
Thin pretzel sticks, for picks

This bachelorette party cream cheese ball recipe is easy to prepare: First, combine the cheese, ham, horseradish, mustard and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl and mix well. Shape the mixture into 3/4" balls (makes about 45-50 appetizers) and roll them in the chopped nuts (forget the nuts if somone is allergic). Cover and refrigerate them for several hours. Before serving, transfer them to a serving platter and insert the pretzel sticks. Serve chilled.

Bachelorette Party Mini-Sandwich Recipes

Choose your favorite type of bread, whether, wheat, white, sourdough, pumpernickel or rye. If you want to be creative, make a checkerboard effect, use one white slice and one wheat per sandwich.

Use about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of soft butter or cream cheese spread, 1 to 1 1/2 cups of spreadable filling, (2 cups if it is a composite of spread and meat, seafood, cheese, or nuts, etc.), and 3/4 lb. of sliced meat to make 10 sandwiches, 40 quarter sandwiches.

Cheesecake Cookies

1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup flour
1/3 cup melted butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

First, mix the brown sugar, nuts(don't use nuts if someone is allergic), and flour together. Stir in the butter and work it by hand until it resembles course crumbs. Set aside 1 cup of the mixture for the topping and press the rest firmly into the bottom of an 8 x 8 pan. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes. Leave the oven on.

While the crust is baking, cream the cream cheese and sugar together. Add the egg, lemon juice, milk, and vanilla, beat thoroughly, and pour it over the baked crust. Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top of the cream cheese layer and bake for another 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares. Makes about sixteen 2" cookies.

Bachelorette Cucumber Mini Sandwiches

For those who want a light and excellent recipe for mini sandwiches, check out the directions below.

1/2 cucumber peeled and and sliced real thin
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped watercress leaves
16 slices of your favorite sandwich bread
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts

Place cucumber slices between paper towels to remove any moisture.

Combine the butter and watercress in a small bowl. Spread the mixture on one side of each slice of bread. Then, lay

cucumber slices onto the buttered side of 8 slices of bread. Sprinkle with salt. Cover each with 1 tablespoon alfalfa

sprouts and then top with the remaining slices of bread, buttered side down.

Carefully cut the crusts from each sandwich with a knife. Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally and then cut in half

again. If you are going to make them in advance of the party, cover them with a sheet of wax paper and refrigerate. An

excellent bachelorette party food!

Make sure to also take a look at our food items and cake molds for more cooking ideas.